This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1928
Page
11
Census figures cited by H B Maynard show US average unit revenue for electric energy fell from 3.25 to 2.35 cents per kilowatt hour between 1902 and 1922, a 28 percent drop. Private plants dropped 30 percent, municipal plants rose 26 percent, with municipal revenues per kilowatt hour higher in most states.
Like new late model Baby Grand Piano stored Waterloo for sale. Pay 50 dollars cash and a small balance 10 dollars per month without interest. For exact price, description, or home trial, write immediately. Miss Sylvia Snook 915 Walnut St Des Moines advertisement.
The record shows higher municipal revenue in states with more than 10 percent municipal sales of total plant output, averaging 3.09 cents per kilowatt hour, while states with 5 to 10 percent municipal sales averaged 2.26 cents. Those with 2 to 5 percent averaged 2.23 cents and under 2 percent at 2.09 cents, with Washington posting the lowest private plant rate at 2.24 cents. private plants in 22 states charged less than that, and municipals nationwide averaged 4.04 cents per kilowatt hour, exceeded in all but nine states where private sales accounted for exactly one percent of U S private sales.
Four girls en route to Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls escaped serious injury when their car slid and struck a Rainbow Drive gas station, knocking over three pumps. Drivers Alla Maust Alberta Miller Marion Bechtelheimer and Alice Bechtelheimer sustained bruises and minor injuries, yet attended classes. The pumps were badly damaged and the radiator damaged.
The car and two fenders were damaged and a tire blown out. Mrs Maust says Altn's mother that the girls started late this morning and likely drove fast trying to reach their early classes on time.
V M Uahibsaksh of Calcutta, head of visual instruction for the Indian Y M C A, told Y's Men's Fratelli and Hi Y clubs at a joint meeting that the caste system has greatly hindered India’s progress. The talk highlighted the Y M C A mission to break down caste barriers.
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran church members from the junior and senior Walther Leagues will direct tonight’s program as the church marks its fiftieth anniversary. Rev H B Roepe of Garrison N D will deliver the sermon, with Rev Edwin Hempel of Conray Indiana urging active, prayerful service and regular attendance to sustain church progress.
The report notes France recorded the lowest infant mortality in its history for 1927, while contrasting attitudes toward religious attendance and personal devotion.
Des Moines on October 16 reports that two articles in the North High School weekly The Oracle displayed partisan bias. Superintendent J W Studebaker ruled that such material will be barred from Des Moines school publications, rejecting favorably biased content toward Herbert Hoover, Republican presidential nominee.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.